Monday, October 19, 2026

How union solidarity improves everyone’s health care

"People want to see us being treated well so they’re treated well. We were fighting for everyone.”

What’s next after the midterms? Ro Khanna & Robert Reich discuss

Is Donald Trump over? Should Joe Biden run in 2024? What should Democrats do in the lame-duck session before Republicans take over the House?

LGBTQ+ nightclub shooting in Colorado Springs probed as possible hate crime

"We know the toxic combination of hate and access to guns in this country leads to deadly results," said Rep. David Cicilline.

Alleging ‘failures’ to protect drinking water, coalition urges EPA to take over Ohio fracking...

Ohio’s “permissive” regulation of fracking waste injection wells threatens public health and the environment, a petition to the EPA says.

An unlikely city in the South could be home to a public education renaissance

Advocates for school improvement in Jackson, Mississippi, want investments in education infrastructure, not more charter schools and privatization.

Why fixing methane leaks from the oil and gas industry can be a climate...

It might be the cheapest, quickest way to reduce climate change without roiling the economy.

And this year’s ‘Pharma Greed Awards’ go to…

"Pharma execs are celebrating their own greed with a round of back-slapping awards and swigging champagne."

How young climate activists built a mass movement to be reckoned with

The movement of the future has potential to further re-shape politics in ways most of us can’t even imagine.

Two companies to develop wind turbine blades made from renewable materials

“The wind industry as a key driver towards carbon neutrality needs to become 100% sustainable and environmentally friendly.”

‘We’re going to get this done’: US Senate takes crucial step toward codifying same-sex...

"Today's bipartisan Senate vote gets us closer to protecting that right. The Respect for Marriage Act protects all couples under law—I urge Congress to send the bill to my desk so I can make it law."